Energy and Buildings

https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/energy-and-buildings/vol/224/suppl/C Volume 224,1 October 2020(1)A new analytical model for short-time analysis of energy piles and its application,by Jian Lan,Fei Lei,Pingfang Hu,Na Zhu,Article 110221 Abstract:An energy pile is a special form of vertical ground heat exchanger that couples the roles of structural support and heat transfer.Modeling the transient heat transfer process inside an energy pile has importance;however,available analytical models either have insufficient calculation accuracy or are computationally demanding.